. >> robert hail, the pentagon's chief budget officer said the furlough will save the government 4 to $5 million. president obama said the cuts should be made elsewhere. >> there's no reason they should be furloughed, lose their job or be laid off. >> president obama is trying to pin the blame for this last minute budget crisis on congress and with both chambers on recess this week he has the stage in washington all to himself. >> i'm hoping that while they're back home they're hearing it so when they get back they do some work and we can avoid these automatic spending cuts. >> congressmen back home may not be getting the earful the president is hoping for. a substantial 40% would let the cuts happen. some on capitol hill agree with the 40%. >> not only should the sequester stand many say the sequester is far short. >> if the cuts kick in that same poll shows more people will blame republicans and congress than the president. >> some economic projections say the sequester would cut half a percentage point off economic growth and add a quarter point to the unemployment rate. >>> the in